When mice with fatty liver disease eat a special diet with certain proteins, it changes how their cells produce energy, making some parts work harder and others slower, which might stress their energy factories.

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Branched chain amino acids and carbohydrate restriction exacerbate ketogenesis and hepatic mitochondrial oxidative dysfunction during NAFLD

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2020 Nov

The study tested the same diet as the claim but found it made liver problems worse in mice, not just changed how their energy cycles work, so it contradicts the claim.

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Branched chain amino acids and carbohydrate restriction exacerbate ketogenesis and hepatic mitochondrial oxidative dysfunction during NAFLD

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DOI: 10.1096/fj.202001495R

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